Journal of the New York Botanical Garden

VOL. XXX OCTOBER, 1929 No. 358
JOURNAL
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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
THE FIRST SHOW OF T H E METROPOLITAN GLADIOLUS SOCIETY
FORMAN T. MCLEAN
GLADIOLUS DISPLAY A T THE HORTICULTURAL GROUNDS
FORMAN T. MCLEAN
DECORATIVE MIXED CONIFEROUS- EVERGREEN COLLECTIONS
IN THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN ( Concluded)
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VOL. XXX OCTOBER, 1929 No. 358
THE FIRST SHOW OF THE METROPOLITAN
GLADIOLUS SOCIETY
The first show of the newly organized Metropolitan Gladiolus
Society, held in the Museum Building of The New York Botan­ical
Garden, September 7 and 8, was well attended and attracted
flower enthusiasts from all over the suburban area of New York
City as well as more distant points. Visitors came in numbers
from Westchester and Rockland Counties, Long Island, Staten
Island, Connecticut, and northern New Jersey, while a few came
from up- state and more distant points. One gladiolus enthusiast
from Florida and another from California were industriously
noting down their preferences along with the local " fans."
The exhibits comprised a varied and interesting assortment of
gladiolus varieties, the newest of American creations, and im­ported
titled aristocrats— King George, Sir Karl, and Duchess of
York— mingled most amicably with the celebrities of yesteryear—
Jenny Lind, Fern Kyle, and Charles Dickens. An appropriate
urban touch was given in Wall Street, a golden Primulinus vari­ety,
and Fifth Avenue, another richly colored and larger- flowered
novelty. These were shown by John Scheepers, who won the
American Gladiolus Society silver medal for the most artistic dis­play
of gladiolus. His exhibit included also handsome spikes of
the odd smoky John T. Pirie, Saraband, and white- throated Aus­tralian
Hinemoa, an outstanding vase of the big showy pink Mr.
W. H. Phipps, and about forty other varieties which were grown
for him in New Hampshire and shipped down for the show.
Two of the outstanding features of the show were insular.
Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes, winner of the Stumpp & Walter sil-
Ter cup for the amateur winner of the greatest number of first
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prizes and of the American Gladiolus Society silver medal for the
best three spikes in the show, sent in her blooms from Manhasset,
from drouth- swept Long Island. Her gardener, Donald Leech
certainly did an artistic job of growing, for Golden Measure has
not been so well shown for a decade as Mrs. Barnes had it at
The New York Botanical Garden on Saturday. Her Evelyn Kirt-land
was likewise prime, and the three spikes of Purple Glory,
FIGURE I. A part of the display at the first show of The Metropolitan
Gladiolus Society.
which won an American Gladiolus Society bronze medal for the
best three spikes in the show would be hard to surpass, even in
that superb exhibition variety. The other island winner, Mr. Neil
F MacDonald, of West Brighton, Staten Island, who won the
American Gladiolus Society sweepstakes for the greatest number
of prize points, also brought in superb blooms and a great as­sortment
of varieties, which he entered in the strongest competi­tion,
both in the open and in the amateur classes. As an amateur.
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growing his flowers in a city backyard, it is little short of mar­velous
what a yield of blooms he gets from a small space by judi­cious
culture, watering, and fertilizer; for this is not his only
winning of the year. He also exhibited successfully at Cape May
in July, at the Staten Island Horticultural Society Show, and at
the American Gladiolus Society Show at Springfield, Illinois, in
August. His tall spike of the new Australian yellow Canberra
was but one of a score or more interesting new varieties shown by
this Staten Island fancier.
The best spike in the show was awarded to the variety Mrs.
Leon Douglas, a giant salmon- pink, shown by Mr. Norman Lin-dop,
of Firthcliffe Gardens, Pearl River, New York. The variety
is a constant winner, and the spike of it shown by Mr. Lindop
was an excellent one in every respect. Mr. Lindop also won first
prize for the finest display of the newer varieties, with a remark­able
showing of more than sixty kinds, covering the whole broad
range of coloring in gladiolus, from Purest White, White Pearl,
and Albatross; salmon pink Cara Mia, Pearl of California, Mrs.
P. W. Sisson, and Annie Laurie; lavender Minuet, Berty Snow,
and Jap Lady; Kirchoff's Violet, Veilchenblau, and Aida in the
violet shades; pink Matariki from New Zealand; red La Gaiete
andiw- Karl; red- blotched creamy Odalisque, yellow Norma Tal-madge,
and many others. There were two other fine exhibits of
novelties by John Scheepers and Neil F. MacDonald, and most of
the outstanding novelties both American and foreign, were rep­resented
in one or the other of these three comprehensive exhibits.
The American Gladiolus Society bronze medal for the best dis­play
of fifteen spikes of Primulinus varieties was won by Mr.
Neil F. MacDonald with an interesting assortment of wee little
hooded prims.
The garden club competition for the most artistic basket of flow­ers,
gladiolus predominating, called forth interesting and tasteful
designs by each of the three competitors, and it was difficult to
assign the awards. The Horticultural Society of Staten Island
put up a fine arrangement of the Primulinus White Butterfly on a
green foundation, winning first premium. The Wayside Garden
Club of Scarsdale showed how to use gladiolus effectively in com­binations
of colors, with other flowers, cream, salmon, and pale
pink Primulinus gladiolus being grouped effectively with blue
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heliotrope and Ageratum and red leaves of flowering Prunus.
The result was a warm, bright basket in which the gladiolus
served as the high note. The New Rochelle Garden Club basket
struck a still bolder note, large salmon- pink Mrs. Leon Douglas
and ruffled Pride of Lancaster gladiolus being combined with
dahlias and green and white variegated Snow- on- the- Mountain.
All three baskets demonstrated in varying degrees the modern
tendency to use gladiolus flowers in pleasant combinations with
other flowers and foliage, rather than alone. These and the other
artistic displays, together with Max Schling's demonstration of
gladiolus arrangements in vases, bowls, and bride's and bridesmaid
bouquets, which were exhibited on the second day of the show,
gave the visitors an excellent chance to see how effectively the
gladiolus may be fitted into any scheme of decoration.
Miss D. M. Barnett, of Newburgh, New York, was awarded
the first prize for display covering one hundred square feet and
showed herself a true business woman by emphasizing in her ex­hibit
such sturdy reliable varieties as Marshal Foch, Jenny Lind,
Mary Pkkford, Mrs. Laura S. Schweppe, Dorrit, and Twilight.
In the table decorations, Miss Adele Burcher, of Scarsdale,
won first with a bowl of pale- pink Jenny Lind gladiolus tips in a
vase with light blue Ageratum. Mrs. Franklin M. Jones took sec­ond
with a somewhat taller combination of Alice Tiplady and a
small yellow Prim combined with pink and pale- blue small- flow­ered
hardy asters, blue pansies, and marigolds in a deep blue bowl.
The flower arrangement for a small table was won by Mr. N.
F. MacDonald, as was also the third prize award for luncheon-table
decoration. His use of Queen Anne's Lace to combine with
small prims suggests an interesting use for this lowly roadside
weed. Queen Anne's Lace would be cherished and admired for
its real beauty if its over- abundance of vigor did not make it hard
to suppress in the garden or outside.
In the open competitive classes for gladiolus arranged by color
groups, Mr. Henry C. Wylie, of New York and Amawalk, Mr.
Norman Lindop, of Pearl River, New York, and Mr. Alfred J.
Kroll, in charge of the gardens of the Resor Estate, Greenwich,
Connecticut, were conspicuous winners, all of them showing well-grown
blooms.
In the amateur classes, Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes, Mr. Neil F.
MacDonald, Mr. Charles A. Robinson, of East Orange, New Jer-
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sey, and Mr. Harry F. Page, of Cranford, New Jersey, divided
the honors. Mrs. Barnes's flowers all were splendidly grown,
with long, thrifty spikes, carrying a maximum number of blooms.
Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Robinson vied with one another in show­ing
new and uncommon varieties in the one- spike classes. Thus
in the whites, Angela, White Pearl, Wm. Kent, Mrs. F. C. Horn-berger,
and Idamae were in competition. In the yellows, old
Golden Measure won over the newer Canberra and Sydney Plum-mer,
but Mrs. Barnes's gardener, Mr. Donald Leech, put up an
exceptionally fine spike of Golden Measure. In the pinks and
salmon pinks, Giant Nymph and Evelyn Kirtland won as usual,
but Catherine Coleman, Immensity, Kiva, Mrs. Knowlton, Dr.
D. A. Mills, and Highland Laddie added to the collector's interest
in the class. In the lavender, violet, and purples, Indian Summer
and Charles Dickens both won over Minuet. Both lavender- pink
Indian Summer and purple Charles Dickens are good growers and
promising gladiolus. In the reds, the winning varieties, Pythia
and Dr. F. E. Bennett, are well enough known, but glistening Red
Splendor, with its heavy ruffled petals also won a prize- winning
place, though the spike was short, and /. N. Kelway, a crimson
resembling War, also looked promising.
In the smoky class, old Rose Ash, Desdemona, and Bengal
Tiger were the entrants, though elsewhere in the hall were fine
spikes of Saraband, Hinemoa, and other worthy contenders in
this class for dusky oriental tints.
In the classes for other garden flowers garden- club members
were conspicuous winners: Mrs. Jerome Coombs, of Scarsdale
and Bronxville; Mrs. Franklin M. Jones, of New Rochelle, and
Miss Nellie Kuh, of New Rochelle. Mr. Alfred J. Kroll, of the
Resor Estate, Greenwich, Connecticut, won first for hardy peren­nials,
a second for annuals, and received two other special first
prize awards for fine pots of lilies.
In the children's classes, Jean A. and Janet B. MacDonald
proved worthy offspring of their parents, winning two prizes each.
The endurance test brought some varied entries, among which
three spikes of Imperator shown by Charles G. Gillman, of Hicks-ville,
Long Island, finished the second day in the best condition.
The grievous drouth that visited that garden spot these past three
months seemed to reenforce the keeping qualities of the gladiolus
blooms that weathered through.
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A special exhibit of three huge blooms of dahlias of the varieti
Marmion aroused frequent comment.
To add to the general interest of the show, Max Schling, wh<
gave an instructive and entertaining lecture and demonstration oJ
flower arrangements, also sent in a number of unusual flower
heads of a hybrid ginger, Zingiber Darceyi, a tropical kind oi
ginger- root seldom seen in flower in the north.
As a first show of a new society six months old, the Metropoli­tan
Gladiolus Show may be counted a distinct success. The out­door
display beds of gladiolus, containing 800 varieties, the major­ity
of which were in bloom at the show time, added to the interest
aroused by the hundreds of varieties competing for recognition
on the show benches.
Sincere thanks are due to the many people who contributed to
the success of the show. The New York Botanical Garden not
only provided a hall for it, but also cared for the transportation of
vases and tables, loaned the services of Mr. H. W. Becker as show
manager and of Mr. Boynton as judge, and gave a luncheon for
the judges and officers on the opening day of the show. The Hor­ticultural
Society of New York loaned us vases and tables ad­mirably
suited to our needs, and in addition to this Mrs. Elizabeth
Peterson, Recording Secretary of the Horticultural Society, gave
us her services and those of her assistant, Miss Goodbody, during
the entire first day of the show. Mrs. Peterson took charge of the
entries and records, making these on forms furnished by the Hor­ticultural
Society of New York and according to the system
worked out for the International Flower Show. Since only three
of the many entries were made previous to the day of the show,
this work was both arduous and difficult. It was due entirely to
her work that the records were complete and accurate to the last
detail at the opening of the second day of the show. The judges,
Mr. Kenneth R. Boynton, Professor J. H. Clark, Mr. A. C. Mc­Lean,
and Mr. Leo E. Miller also gave their services freely and
deserve our heartfelt thanks. The cup donated by Stumpp &
Walter, and the gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze
medals from the American Gladiolus Society as prizes called
forth lively competition, and the Metropolitan Gladiolus Society
extends its thanks to both of these contributors.
FORMAN T. MCLEAN.
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GLADIOLUS DISPLAY AT T H E HORTICULTURAL
GROUNDS
The gladiolus plantings in the beds at the Horticultural
Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, following the Dar­win
tulips, were made in time to bloom the first week in Septem­ber.
The recent rains have benefited them, and now ( September
9) they are about at their height, with 220 varieties blossoming in
the variety bed in which 800 sorts are planted singly or in twos or
threes in alphabetical order. A more extensive planting opposite
these, next to the Douglas- Fir War- Memorial Plantation, is ar­ranged
in color groups; red, pink, salmon- pink and orange, yellow
and cream, white, lavender, violet, purple, and smoky shades
being planted in succession from the top to the foot of the hill. A
small bed adjoining the naturalized narcissus in the triangle is
made up entirely of the graceful little hooded Primulinus hybrids.
These make a specially bright showing, and have continued in
good form for the past three weeks, for the Primulinus varieties
are free bloomers and are the most suitable gladiolus for outdoor
bedding effects.
The interest of visitors seems about equally divided between
the bold, showy large- flowered sorts, the small, slender more
graceful types, the ruffled and lacinated varieties, like Golden
Frills, the Glories { Purple Glory, Red Glory, White Glory,
Golden Glory, etc.), White Orchid, salmon pink Honeydew, and
smoky rose Lacinatits.
The heat and drouth of the summer, with the succeeding heat
and humidity of early September, has tried the endurance of all
varieties of gladiolus this season, causing several of them to grow
deformed, with the flowers badly placed or the spikes bent over
and crooked. So it is easy to pick out the sturdy ones, and to
pick the faults in the weaker kinds.
Among the recent novelties, Aflame proves to be a strong,
robust giant- flowered Primulinus hybrid, bright red, flaked with
crimson near the edges of the segments. Berty Snow from Scot­land
is a clear pale lavender, with rather shorter spikes this season
than normal. Perhaps it resents the drouth. Blenn is a pretty
ruffled pink of moderate size. Dr. Neeley is an agreeable pale
flesh- pink, nearly white, with rounded blooms characteristic of
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many others of Kunderd's introduction. Dr. Crist Martz is a
ruffled bright scarlet. Jubilee is a sensationally large vinaceous
lavender, and appears to be a good grower for so large a flower.
Miss Philadelphia is quite appropriately a mild, pink- tinted white,
of good size. Oran, though not specially new, has distinct merit,
being a bright orange Prinudinus grandiflorus, of the same color
as Orange Queen, but much larger and longer. Paul Pfitzer is a
tall, robust large- flowered, slightly ruffled purple, reminding one
of Purple Glory in form and stature, but of a rich purple color.
Pfitzer's Triumph continues to give a good account of itself with
short spikes, and few flowers open at a time. But these are of
large size and last reasonably well as cut flowers, though they wilt
badly in the hot sun. Red Glory is a rich red color- mutant of
Purple Glory, with a good color— and all of the other faults and
virtues of the original variety. Radiant Orange has a brilliant
coloring, but short spikes and only moderately strong growth.
Saraband behaves as well in the field as in the show room, being a
tall, vigorous grower, with well- formed smoky brownish red
blooms; decidedly worth while among the dusky sorts. VeiT
chenblau still gives a reasonable accout of itself, with good blooms
and medium- sized spikes. These mark it as somewhat superior
to most of the so- called blue varieties, which are apt to be weak
growers and prone to disease. Heavenly Blue has proved weak-stemmed
here this year, and the flowers fade out from pale blue to
nearly white, both in the field and indoors, while Mrs. Van Kony-nenberg
continues to show very bad placement of its erect, narrow
blooms on its tall spikes. In the Vaughan consignment, Virginal
proves to be a pure white, with good- sized bell- shaped blooms,
several of them open at once. Edith Mason is a clear light pink,
with cream throat and good- sized blooms. Martha Phillips is a
rich maroon, interesting for its color. Vaughan's White is short
and stubby this season, which is unusual for it.
In the color beds, Heinrich Kanzleiter and Negerfurst are both
dark- maroon reds, as dark or darker than Purple Glory, both of
good size and form. The former is perhaps the clearer color.
Red Fire seems not to be fiery at all— rather a deep crimson re­sembling
War in color and Scarlet Wonder in form. Tommy
Atkins proved to be a tall, robust Primulinus grandiflorus, with
graceful carriage and wide- open rounded red blooms of moderate
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substance and size. In the salmon pinks Giant Nymph continues
to be a good grower and bloomer. Both in wet seasons and dry
its tall graceful spikes and large, open flowers are always conspic­uous
in the garden as they are in the showroom. Herodian and
Lavinia from Australia both prove rather disappointing, with
large erect rather tubular flowers of flaky pink colors. In con­trast
to these Llewellyn makes a sturdy spike of wide- open bright
pink blooms, ruffled and apparently of good substance as well.
Gladdy Boy from Bill proves to be rather a flame- orange Primu­linus
grandiflorus than a large- flowered pink. It has wide- open
ruffled and pointed- petalled flowers, carried on tall, slender, grace­ful
stems. Peach Rose continues to attract notice because of its
bright rose- pink blooms. Pink Edge also attracts because of its
color— a somewhat flaky white, with a strong picotee edging of
rose- pink. Pride of Portland really belongs in the red class rather
than orange. Its striking orange- scarlet coloring and clear white
throat atone for its rather short stem this season. In contrast to
it, Sweet Rose is an exceptionally robust deep rosy salmon- pink,
with good- sized flowers, well placed.
Cara Mia has such a bright clear pink color that it will be popu­lar,
whether it ever attains show size or not. So will Gay Hussar,
a bright orange- salmon. Seilorita from Salbach has large size, an
agreeable irregular form, with flaring quilled petals, and a bright
orange- yellow color. It is an interesting novelty as well as a good
show variety. Copper Bronze is a prettily colored Prim that
properly belongs in the smoky class, being coppery- orange,
splashed bronze- purple. Though short, slender, and retiring, its
color aroused much comment.
In the yellows there are a few new ones of merit. Grand Guar­dian
from Austin is an upstanding ruffled rich golden blossom,
with a faint brownish- lake blotch. Ruffled Gold is a paler color
and smaller, the flowers having frilled edges. It is a tall grower
and a worth- while variety. Betty Darnell is a lemon- yellow with
many medium- sized, rather tubular flowers open at once. It
makes a well- stocked spike.
White varieties aroused considerable comment, and there were
some disappointments, for instance, Memory of Wm. Pfitzer,
which has appeared so well in the shows, proved to have the blos­soms
frequently placed opposite one another on the spike, this one
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fault outweighing its merits of size, purity of color, and florifer-ousness.
Mary o'Mine seems a good large white, not quite so
wide open but without the colored blotch of Joerg's White. Mrs.
F. C. Hornberger is taller than either, and prettily ruffled, but not
so large- flowered. Milady Imogene is a dainty little bloom in a
class by itself— a ruffled, clear white, with many blooms open on a
slender graceful spike— an attractive if not a showy flower, and
admirable for decorative use. Mulhouse, a prettily ruffled flesh-white,
is of pleasing color and form but irregular placement this
year, its erect blooms appearing on all sides of the stalk. In the
light pinkish lavenders, Dr. Moody and Jane Addams contest for
place with Minuet. Dr. Moody is a tall grower, with many open
blooms, and Jane Addams is darker, more pink in color than Min­uet,
but the latter is still hardly surpassed in its color class.
Mary Frey is a big handsome lavender, colored like Mrs. F. C.
Peters, but it developed a weak neck this year. In the violet class
Aida looks promising. Sovereign is a richer, more intense violet-purple,
but is scarcely larger than old Baron Joseph Hulot. Betly
Bales is an interesting little gray violet, with wide- open star- like
erect blooms— an interesting novelty.
In the smoky class, Saraband and smoke- gray Marmora reign
supreme, though Chameleon, Copper Bronze, and London Smoke
all have interesting colorings.
If one wants a deep brownish- maroon, Gettysburg has that
color, and Montenegro is another, almost black.
Among the Prims, the color range is as wide now as in the
large- flowered types. Gregor Mendel, Taurus, and E. B. Wil­liamson
are different shades of purple, from dark to light. In
bright red, Scarlet Beauty and Scarlet Bedder are both brilliant.
In orange, Orange Queen is still first- class, while in orange- yel­low,
tall slender Ethelyn and shorter, more compact Buddy Wor-den
are both interesting. Golden Amber is similar to Ethelyn. but
paler- colored.
These are but a few of the notes made on the collection, which
made a good display of gladiolus varieties for comparison
throughout the month of September.
FORMAN T. MCLEAN.
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DECORATIVE MIXED CONIFEROUS- EVERGREEN
COLLECTIONS IN THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN
( Continued from page 228)
9. ROSE GARDEN
Grouped about the stone stairway that leads into the Rose
Garden from the road is a very fine group of decorative ever­greens
that exemplifies well the ornamental value of conifers.
They are here used as a frame for an architectural feature and, as
it were, they tie the stairway to the surrounding ground, making
it blend into its location, rather than allowing it to stand out too
strikingly.
On the higher ground in the oval plot between the top of the
stairway and the road are nine conifers. The three larger flat-topped
ones are Dwarf Japanese- Yews ( p. 1433). The other
four smaller ones between these three and the road are Spread­ing
English- Yews ( p. 142). It should be noted how the dense
foliage of this latter variety droops while that of the other points
upward.
Now we shall consider the plants along the sides of the stair­way,
beginning with those on the south or right- hand side as we
face the Rose Garden. At the top of the stairs the first three
bushes* in a group are Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p.
96). These three shrubs exhibit a reversion ( p. 96) in parts of
their foliage to that of the next three plants close to the stone
railing going down the slope. These latter are Golden Plumed-
Retinosporas. Both of these forms are conspicuously yellow in
summer. Below the last of these, but not close to the stairway,
is a plant of similar foliage except that it is green and not yellow.
It is the plain Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93).
3 Page references are to " Guide to the Pinetum " ( Bull. N. Y. Bot.
Gard. no. 51), where descriptions may be found.
4 These arc. mentioned as a starting point because of convenience.
There are, however, four other evergreens about six feet south of them
alon^ the upper path. The low green one nearest the path, consisting
of three or four spreading branches, is Pfitzer's Chinese- Juniper ( p.
no). Next to it, in from the path, is a Golden Phimed- Retinospora
( p. 94). Directly behind it is a plain Plumed- Retinospora and to the
right of this latter is another Golden Plumed- Retinospora.
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Bordering the lower flight of stairs, the three lower, compact,
and equidistant evergreens are Globe Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
Now from the foot of the steps as we shall go behind the rose
bed: The first shrub on our right is another Globe Arbor- Vitae.
After that come four bushy plants which, we should observe, have
two kinds of foliage, flat scale- like at the tips of the twigs and
feathery needle- like nearer the base of the branchlets. In other
words, some of the juvenile ( p. 95) foliage has been retained.
These are Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae. 5 The taller evergreens be­hind
are Plumed and Golden Plumed- Retinosporas, varying only
in the color of their foliage.
Beyond these and directly behind the rose bed, the large bluish-colored
evergreen is Veitch's Sawara- Cypress, commonly known
in the trade as Moss Retinospora ( p. 92). Behind it is another
similar plant and next to it on the south side is a colored form,
the Sulphur- colored Moss- Retinospora ( p. 94). It is only in the
early summer that the contrast in foliage on these forms is ap­parent.
The last three plants, one behind the other, with yellow stringy
foliage, are Golden Thread- Retinosporas ( p. 94).
Now we shall consider those on the north side of the stairway,
beginning, this time, at the foot. The three low bushy plants that
border the lower flight just as on the first side are Globe Arbor-
Vitae, a fourth one of which is set a bit back. All the tall trees
in the background are Plumed or Golden Plumed- Retinosporas,
quite readily distinguishable by the color of their foliage. The
four lower bushy shrubs below them and somewhat farther in
than the Globe Arbor- Vitae are Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae, the
same as those we met on the other side.
Let us go beyond these last ones and behind the rose bed. Sur­rounded
by all the Plumed Retinosporas, we see two bluish
Moss- Retinosporas, one above the other. On the far side of the
lower of these is a Sulphur- colored Moss- Retinospora ( p. 94).
The five yellow stringy- foliaged shrubs that extend around the
north end of this group farthest from the stairway are Golden
Thread- Retinosporas ( p. 94). We must ascend the embank­ment
near them to the upper path and proceed toward the stair­way
now. The first three low bushy yellow plants along the path
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are Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). A fourth one
of this kind stands behind the next two low spreading green forms
at the corner. These last two are Pfitzer's Chinese- Junipers.
All the trees in the background are Plumed and Golden Plumed-
Retinosporas.
10. CONSERVATORY FLOWER- BEDS
Beds A and B
The only coniferous evergreens in Bed A are two Hicks' Yews
{ p. 145). In Bed B are a few Spiny Greek- Junipers, Juniperus
excelsa var. stricta ( p. 114).
Bed No. 2
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 2, the first broad spread­ing
coniferous evergreen with yellowish foliage is a Silvery or
Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143). Almost concealed under it
on its northern side, i. e., toward us, is a very much smaller Golden
Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129).
Next to the left is a very large and prominent Sulphur- colored
Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96).
Next to the left are two taller more tree- like specimens with a
bluish cast on the new foliage. They are Douglas Fir ( p. 88).
Between them and inside the planting we can see an Umbrella
Pine ( p. 153).
Next in front and to the left of the Douglas Fir is a Golden
Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94). This completes the northern side
of the bed.
On the eastern side are only two Douglas Firs, the right- hand
one almost concealed behind a large bush of Japanese Holly.
On the southern side there is a Variegated English- Yew and in
back of it to the left are two Douglas Firs. Between these last
two and inside the area is a slightly smaller Nordmann's Fir
( P- 74).
On the western side there are no new trees not seen from the
other sides. The tallest specimens inside are Douglas Firs; the
Nordmann's Fir is again visible in the right center and the first
Variegated English- Yew stands at the left- hand corner.
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Bed No. 3
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 3 the two fuzzy bluish
evergreens are Moss Retinosporas ( p. 92).
Eight feet to the left of these are three rose- bushes and behind
these latter are two partially concealed coniferous evergreens.
The one farthest in is a Tiger- tail Spruce ( p. 58), whose vigorous
condition illustrates the tolerance of this species for shade. The
other yellowish- tipped evergreen farther front is some variety of
Arbor- Vitae.
Proceeding to the left we should see first a Norway Spruce,
( p. 66), in the center of the bed whose very top just projects
above the shrubbery otherwise concealing the tree. Next to the
left is a taller and slightly more exposed Douglas Fir ( p. 88) also
in the center of the bed.
Next, left and more in the foreground, surrounded by shrub­bery,
is a Japanese Yew ( p. 144).
Next, towering above the shrubbery, are three Veitch Firs ( p.
Jl), the whitish under surface of whose leaves betrays them. In
the immediate foreground in front of the shrubbery are two small
Pfitzer's Chinese- Junipers ( p. n o ) . We shall see a great many
more of this splendid low evergreen in all the beds.
The next tall evergreen to the left of the deciduous shrubbery
and in front of the taller and left- hand one of the three Veitch
Firs is a Sawara Cypress ( p. 95). Then comes a bluish Douglas
Fir with its pendulous branches and beside it to the left and al­most
concealed by it another specimen of the same species. Di­rectly
behind these two and more on the other side of the area is
a still taller Blue Colorado- Spruce ( p. 59). Between them and
in the center is an almost concealed Veitch's Fir, the same as the
next two tall trees close by and in the center.
The next prominent tree to the left with bluish drooping foli­age
is a Douglas Fir. Between it and the taller Veitch Fir to
the right is a small Nordmann's Fir ( p. 74).
The next prominent evergreen to the left is a Japanese Yew
( p. 144). To the left of it the taller more open tree is a Norway
Spruce ( p. 66) and behind and between them is a Veitch Fir.
To the left of the Norway Spruce and more within the area is
an Umbrella Pine ( p. 153) with two slender Blue Nootka- Cy-presses
( p. 106) in front of it and a bit left.
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In front of the last few trees we notice several smaller bushy
forms with light- green foliage distributed amid the shrubbery
They are all forms of Arbor- Vitae.
The remaining four coniferous trees farther left in the center
of the area are two Norway Spruces and two taller Cryptomerias
( P- T55)- The former have the distinct spreading limbs.
The last evergreen on this side at the corner is a Golden En­glish-
Yew ( p. 142). There may appear to be little difference at
first between this and the Variegated English- Yew, which we
have already met in the beds. They are, however, quite distinct,
as a little close comparison will quickly reveal.
On the east side we see this last- named Yew, the taller Cryp­tomeria
in the middle, and to the left a Sulphur- colored Plumed-
Retinospora ( p. 96).
Going around on the southern side, there is first a Golden
Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94), and close behind it is a Golden
Weeping Thread- Retinospora ( p. 99). The position of these
two shrubs so close together gives good accent to their difference
in habit, which otherwise might not be so apparent.
To the left of these and behind the shrubbery is a Veitch's Fir
with Cryptomerias on each side. To the left of the left- hand
Cryptomeria is a smaller Golden Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
Then comes an Umbrella Pine ( p. 153). Next and nearer the
other side is a Norway Spruce, in the middle a Veitch Fir, and
in front of this last one a Golden Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 94).
To the left of this last and in the opening in the shrubbery is a
small Pfitzer's Juniper and a small Japanese Yew, the latter to the
right. Inside the area at this point is a small Red Pine ( p. 40)
and behind it in the very interior is a still smaller Variegated
Pyramidal Chinese- Juniper ( p. 118).
Next comes a prominent Douglas Fir, inside behind the
shrubbery, and then two taller Veitch Firs to the left followed
by a Blue Colorado- Spruce. To the right of these last Veitch
Firs and almost concealed by a large deciduous shrub is a Sawara
Cypress.
In the foreground are several smaller evergreens. The one
to the right and plainly a pine is a Red Pine. To the left of it is
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a smaller Pfitzer's Juniper followed by another Red Pine, a
Golden Plumed- Retinospora, and a taller droopy Juniperus chi­nensis
var. argentea variegata, with its scattered whitish foliage
in spring.
To the left of the next deciduous shrub are two bushy plants
of some undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae, followed by a
taller Sawara Cypress. Inside we see three Veitch Firs.
Next in front is a Plumed Retinospora and beside it on the
left a Variegated English- Yew. Behind this latter is a taller
Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124) readily recognized by its foliage
in perpendicular planes, and behind it a still taller Douglas Fir.
To the left of the Chinese Arbor- Vitae and inside is- a slender
Japanese White- Pine ( p. 15), with a taller and spreading Norway
Spruce ( p. 66) behind it and a bit left. In front of it is a smaller
Chinese Arbor- Vitae.
The next low coniferous evergreen in the foreground is another
undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae, with a second and slightly
taller specimen of the same variety in back of it, a bit left. Al­most
concealed in the shrubbery is a last Variegated English-
Yew.
On the west side are only three very low Pfitzer's Junipers
and the Moss Retinospora we began with at the corner.
Bed No. 4
Bed No. 4 is the smallest of all, lying directly opposite the en­trance
into the greenhouse. In the northwest corner is a Pfitzer's
Juniper, lower than all the other plants about it. Next, left, are
two larger spreading Variegated English- Yews ( p. 143)-
On the east side are, first, three Sulphur- colored Plumed-
Retinosporas ( p. 96) in a row followed by a Spiral Arbor- Vitae
( p. 129). Behind and between the last two of these four plants
and almost concealed is a slender common Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125),
another specimen of which is concealed to the right behind the
large bushy sulphur forms. To the left of the Spiral Arbor-
Vitae is a lower undetermined form of Arbor- Vitae and behind
this another slender common Arbor- Vitae. Left of these the
tall tree is a Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93), as are the five similar
tall trees in a row inside the area.
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On the south side is a Pfitzer's Juniper in the center with a
Weeping Hemlock ( p. 82) at each side.
On" the west side the three taller trees are Plumed Retinosporas
with a Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora between the second
and third. The remaining dense broad evergreen to the left is
an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63).
Bed No. 3
In the northwest corner of Bed No. 5 is a prominent fuzzy blu­ish
Moss Retinospora ( p. 92). Close behind it is a Red Pine ( p.
40). Farther behind it and in the center of the bed surrounded by
deciduous shrubbery are two Douglas Firs ( p. 88). Behind the
left hand of these two and more on the other side of the bed is
a bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96).
Next, left, close to the last and also in the center is a taller
Umbrella Pine ( p. 153).
The next taller tree is a Veitch Fir ( p. 72,), followed by a
taller Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93). In front of the last two trees
stands a smaller Douglas Fir.
The next big evergreen with wide- flung branches is a Limber
Pine.( p. 46). ' To the left of it is a Veitch Fir and in the fore­ground
a very large Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ).
Next to the left are three Red Pines ( p. 40) partially sur­rounded
by two or three wide- spreading yellowish Variegated En­glish-
Yews ( p. 143). The tall evergreen in the center behind
these is a Japanese Cedar ( p. 155).
The next tall evergreen to the left with two parallel main stems
Is an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63). To the left of it are three Chinese
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124), two of which are more on the other side.
Their perpendicular foliage betrays them.
Next, more in the foreground, are two Spiral Arbor- Vitae,
( p. 129) followed by a larger Douglas Fir ( p. 88) close by.
Close to this last one on the left is a similar tree.
The next two or three slender trees in the middle are common
Arbor- Vitae. Behind the right- hand one is a Douglas Fir.
The next large prominent evergreen in the middle is a Giant
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 128). To the left of it and nearer us are three
Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124), whose perpendicularly arranged
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foliage contrasts noticeably with that of the smaller American
Arbor- Vitae which they partially surround. The wide- spread­ing
flat- topped evergreen in front of these is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew ( p. 143).
A bit to the right, just in front of the bushes, is an evergreen
whose lower portion shows the dense compact foliage of the
Dwarf Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 92) and whose upper portion has
FIGURE 6. Conservatory- Bed No. 5, where Chinese Arbor- Vitae and oth
evergreens form a permanent background for deciduous shrubs and herb
ceous plants.
different foliage, resembling that of the Slender Hinoki- Cypress
( p. 93). This undoubtedly represents a case of grafting wherein
the stock plant became more vigorous than the persisting scion.
To the left of the spreading Dwarf Japanese- Yew is a Red
Pine ( p. 40) and behind and between these is a Norway Spruce
( p. 66).
Left of the pine and in front of the shrubbery is an unde­termined
variety of American Arbor- Vitae. The remaining taller
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evergreens in the center include a common Arbor- Vitae, the
smaller tree, and a Blue Nootka- Cypress ( p. 106). The taller
trees on the other side are Chinese Arbor- Vitae.
On the eastern side are two or three small White Spruces ( p.
65) besides the taller trees in the background.
Proceeding around the southern side we see first a Douglas Fir,
then a Spiral Arbor- Vitae to the left of it, and behind the latter
a taller Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
To the left are two Red Pines. Then next we see two round-headed
bushy evergreens with a larger Norway Spruce behind the
left- hand one and projecting between both. They are Varie­gated
Pyramidal Chinese- Junipers ( p. 118). In front of the Red
Pines and behind the clump of Iris is a small Veitch Fir.
The next handsome evergreen in the center with yellowish-green
foliage is the Giant Arbor- Vitae already noted from the
other side. The bushy evergreens before it are Ellwanger's
Arbor- Vitae, Thuja occidentalis var. Ellwangcriana. The foliage
of this variety consists of scaly leaves on the tips of the twigs
and needle- like leaves at their bases.
The next evergreen in the center to the left of the Giant Arbor-
Vitae is a Red Cedar ( p. 112).
The next two large evergreens in the center to the left of in­tervening
shrubbery are Chinese Arbor- Vitae. In the foreground
there is a small Japanese Torreya ( p. 149) with its stiff yew- like
foliage.
In the center to the left of the big Chinese Arbor- Vitae is an
almost equally tall Oriental Spruce ( p. 63). The next tall ever­green
in the center to the left of a large bush is a Japanese Cedar
( p. 154). To the left of this last and also in the center are two
small Douglas Firs ( p. 88). At the time of writing they are almost
concealed by a Pfitzer's Juniper in front of them. The small
bluish fuzzy evergreen to the right of this Pfitzer's Juniper is
Chamaecyparis pisifera var. squarrosa ( p. 102).
The next tall conifer that towers above the evergreen Japanese
Holly in front of it is a Veitch Fir. Directly behind it is a Japa­nese
Torreya ( p. 149) and behind this is the wide- spreading Lim­ber
Pine already noted on the other side.
In front of the Japanese Holly are two or three small odd
evergreens that winterkill badly every year and, excepting the
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new foliage, are always brownish in the summer. They are
Spaeth's Arbor- Vitae ( p. 128).
The next large feathery- foliaged evergreen in the center is a
Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93).
To the left of it is a tall Veitch Fir, then an Umbrella Pine
and finally a dense bushy Sulphur- colored Retinospora. Project­ing
behind this last is a Douglas Fir. The lower open evergreens
in the middle foreground in front of these last few trees are
Golden Arbor- Vitae.
On the west side no new evergreens are to be seen. The Moss
Retinospora, with which we began this bed, stands at the left
corner with a small Red Pine close to it.
Bed No. 6
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 6 are two Golden English-
Yews ( p. 142). At the northeast corner there is a Weeping
Hemlock ( p. 82).
On the eastern side we see a large Japanese Cedar ( p. 155)
behind a big evergreen Japanese Holly. Close to the left of the
Holly is a smaller Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae6 and farther left is a
small common Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
On the south side we see the big Japanese Cedar to the right,
a yellowish bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96)
in the center with another Japanese Cedar to the left of it. Be­hind
this last is a larger Douglas Fir.
On the west side we see this same Douglas Fir with an equally
tall Thread Retinospora ( p. 100), to the left of it. In front of
the Douglas Fir is a narrow Blue Nootka- Cypress ( p. 106) and to
the left of it is a smaller Douglas Fir.
Bed No. 7
In Bed No. 7, which represents the winning design of the 1926
Small Garden Competition, only a few coniferous evergreens are
to be seen. Along the eastern side there is one small American
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
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On the south side there are four evergreens along the railing.
The two middle ones are Red Cedars ( p. 112). The two outside
ones are Japanese White- Pines ( p. 26).
Bed No. 8
Bed No. 8 is the long one along the western side of the Con­servatory.
Beginning at the southern end, the wide- spreading
dark- colored evergreen in the background is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew ( p. 143). To the left of it are two Golden Thread- Retino­sporas
( p. 94) followed by a large evergreen Japanese Holly.
In the next twenty feet are several Variegated English- Yews
( p. 143), with bright yellowish foliage in summer. Other shrub­bery
is mixed in with them.
Next to the left is a large Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ) . Then
come two Norway Spruces ( p. 66), followed by an awkward
Variegated English- Yew. The next nearby tall tree behind the
barberry is an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63).
To the left of the barberries is a dark- colored Tiger- tail Spruce
( p- 58).
Then comes a spreading Pfitzer's Juniper, followed by two
Spiral Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) with a Red Pine ( p. 40) between
them.
The next handsome dark- colored tree is a Dwarf Hinoki-
Cypress ( p. 92). To the left of it are two yellowish bushy Sul­phur-
colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). The tops of these
two bushes differ from the lower parts because of reversion to a
simpler form.
Next left is a Blue Colorado- Spruce ( p. 59). Then comes an
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125) followed by a White Spruce ( p. 65). In
front of this last is a smaller Globe Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
To the left of the White Spruce is a Tiger- tail Spruce ( p. 58).
Behind the Japanese Hollies which we see next are two Blue
Colorado- Spruces ( p. 59). The left- hand one seems somewhat
deformed. Evidences on the lower portions of their trunk seem
to indicate that both trees are grafted and probably represent the
variety pendula; they have, however, tended to grow upright,
particularly the right- hand one.
At the very corner of this bed near the railing the low broad-spreading
evergreen mass consists of several plants of the Varie-
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gated Chinese- Juniper, Juniperus chinensis var. variegata. Dur­ing
summer it is spotted light yellow here and there. Behind it the
tall, dark, and also broad- spreading plant is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew.
Proceeding eastward now around the north end of the bed, we
pass first this last yew, the low juniper and the taller Blue Colo­rado-
Spruces. Close to these last are two yellowish Sulphur-colored
Plumed- Retinosporas with a Golden Chinese Arbor- Vitae
( p. 125) behind them and two Thread Retinosporas ( p. 100) to
the left. The next and last tall evergreen behind the barberry is
a Hinoki Cypress ( p. 98).
At the eastern end of the bed we see the graceful green droop­ing
foliage of a Weeping Hemlock ( p. 81). Behind and to the
right of it the three larger yellow bushes are Sulphur- colored
Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). The other three yellowish ever­greens
to the right of them are Golden Thread- Retinosporas
( p. 94).
Bed No. g
Proceeding eastward from the western end of Bed No. 8 the
first dark- colored spreading evergreen is a Dwarf Japanese- Yew
( p. 143). To the left are two Yellow Variegated English- Yews
( P- 143).
The next large clump of fuzzy bluish trees consists of Moss
Retinosporas ( p. 92).
To the left of these are two or three large Pfitzer's Junipers
( p. n o ) . Then come three Red Pines ( p. 40) and three plants
of some variety of American Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
The next prominent group of six bushy evergreens, yellowish
cream- colored in summer, consists of Sulphur- colored Moss-
Retinosporas ( p. 94).
At the eastern end are three more bushy yellowish Sulphur-colored
Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96) and behind them a group of
greener Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae. 7
Bed No. 10
At the western end of Bed No. 10 there is a Weeping Hemlock
( p. 81). Behind it and extending to the left are three upright
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trees. The right- hand one is a Norway Spruce ( p. 66) and the
other two are White Spruces ( p. 65). On the left side of the
left- hand one of these is a Red Pine ( p. 40), in front of which are
two Japanese Yews ( p. 144). And on each side of one of these
yews is a Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94).
The next tall evergreen in the rear is a Plumed Retinospora ( p.
93) and to the left of it are several more Golden Thread- Retino­sporas.
Two small Golden Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) stand
close by with their yellow- edged flat fronds of foliage. Three
greener forms are right here too. The two far ones are probably
Golden Arbor- Vitae, Thuja occidentalis var. aurea, and the for­ward
more bushy one is an undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae.
Finally, the fuzzy bluish evergreen at this point is a Moss Retino­spora
( p. 92).
Next in the background are several Red Pines ( p. 40) and two
forms of Arbor- Vitae, the latter close together. The right- hand
half is composed of Golden Arbor- Vitae and the others are some
other form of Arbor- Vitae. There is one small White Fir ( p.
76) close by.
The low dense stiffly tufted evergreens next are Mugho Pines
( p. 44) partially surrounding a small Golden Thread- Retinospora
( p. 94). The grayish- green plant in the background with one or
two extended branches is a Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ) .
The next extended mass of yellowish foliage in the background
is that of Variegated English- Yews ( p. 143). One green Japa­nese
Yew ( p. 144) stands very close in front of them, with three
Red Pines ( p. 40). Just to the left of this Japanese Yew there
is a partially concealed Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae and to the left
of it are three closely set bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retino­sporas
( p. 96).
The next upright delicate- foliaged evergreen is a Canada Hem­lock
( p. 83). The remaining coniferous evergreens include a
few Red Pines and three large bushy separated Sulphur- colored
Moss- Retinosporas in the background.
Bed No. 11
At the western end of Bed No. 11 there is a Weeping Hemlock
( p. 81). To the left of it are two Red Pines ( p. 40). Behind
these are two yellowish bushy evergreens. The right- hand one is
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a Golden Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 94) and the left- hand one is a
Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora. -: ''-''•'
Then come two evergreen Japanese Hollies and next to the left
is a large Thread Retinospora ( p. 100). The next five1 bushy
yellowish evergreens are Sulphur- colored Retinosporas, followed
by one Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94). Then a wide- spread­ing
Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143). The tall upward- pro­jecting
tree in the background is an Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
To the left of the large Variegated English- Yew there is an
almost concealed green Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae, followed by four
large Golden Thread- Retinosporas. Two or three Red Pines
and another Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae stand next in front. Then
come three- large bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas.
At the corner by the paths there is a wide- spreading green Jap­anese
Yew ( p. 144) and to the right of it a smaller Golden En­glish-
Yew ( p. 142).
Now we shall turn the corner, passing the Japanese Yew and
Japanese Holly, and see next a tall Arbor- Vitae with the Sulphur-colored
Retinosporas behind it. Next to the left the fuzzy bluish
tree is a Moss Retinospora ( p. 92) followed by a Japanese Yew.
Then comes a smaller Golden Plumed- Retinospora, and equally
small Golden Thread- Retinospora, and behind the last one a taller
White- tipped Red- Cedar ( p. 116).
Next is a clump of Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143)- Then
come several smaller evergreens with taller ones behind them.
In the forward row are five Plumed Retinosporas and two Golden
Plumed- Retinosporas. Behind them are, first, another Plumed
Retinospora, then a Swiss Stone- Pine ( p. 13) and lastly a bushy
Slender Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 93).
Next to the left is an English Yew ( p. 146), followed by three
more Plumed Retinosporas with three fuzzy blue Moss Retino­sporas
in front of them. The next yellowish evergreen is a
Golden Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) followed by a broader
Golden Thread- Retinospora. Then come two small Plumed
Retinosporas and a small Golden Thread- Retinospora followed by
a larger spreading Variegated English- Yew.
Next we find a small Golden Plumed- Retinospora and a small
Plumed Retinospora with a small Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. no)
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behind them. These are followed by a larger spreading Varie­gated
English- Yew and then a taller Plumed Retinospora with
five more smaller trees of the same kind beyond. Behind the last
of these is an Arbor- Vitae with a Red Cedar ( p. 112) on each
side. Then come two denser Spiral Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129).
After these we find a Compact Slender Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 93)
followed by a narrow Pyramidal Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125) and three
Plumed Retinosporas. To the left of the next Japanese Holly
is a, yellowish Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94), followed by a
small Plumed Retinospora, a Japanese Yew, and a taller Chinese
Arbor- Vitae in the background. Then come two Plumed Retino­sporas
and lastly a large clump of Variegated English- Yew ( p.
143)-
EDMUND H. FULLING.
NOTES, NEWS, AND COMMENT
The following visiting botanists have registered in the library
during the summer: Dr. Ivan M. Johnston, Gray Herbarium;
Mrs. Lincoln W. Riddle, Farlow Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass.;
Profs. L. H. Bailey, H. H. Whetzel, Ralph W. Curtis, and Jesse
F. De France, Ithaca, N. Y.; Miss Caroline K. Allen, Pawling,
N. Y.; Miss Marjorie F. Warner, and Messrs. W. W. Eggleston
and William W. Diehl, Washington, D. C.; Prof. E. N. Transeau,
Columbus, Ohio, and Prof. William A. Beck, Dayton, Ohio; Prof.
Shigeo Yamanouchi and Dr. Earl E. Sherff, Chicago, 111.; Mr.
Edwin E. Honey, Albion, Mich.; Brother A. Benedict, F. S. C.,
Santa Fe, New Mexico; Prof. E. D. Merrill, Berkeley, Calif.;
Mrs. Susan G. Stokes, San Diego, Calif., and Mr. S. C. Edwards,
Colton, Calif.; Dr. Lulu O. Gaiser, Toronto, Ont.; Mr. W. B.
Freeman, Trinidad, B. W. I.; Dr. B. Nemec, Prague, Czecho­slovakia;
Prof. P. Jaccard, Zurich, Switzerland, and Prof. Tomo-suke
Nakashima, Chosen, Japan.
Dr. Fred J. Seaver, Curator, has recently returned from an ex­tended
mycological foray through the mountains of Colorado,
Wyoming, and South Dakota, in cooperation with Mr. Paul F.
Shope, of the University of Colorado. The object of the expedi­tion
was to collect and study the fungi of those regions concern-
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ing which very little is known. In connection with this expedi­tion,
he also attended the summer meeting of the Botanical
Society of America held in the University of Wyoming summer
camp located in the Medicine Bow Range Mountains. The camp
was located at an elevation of 9,500 feet. An expedition was
made to the top of the range in the regions of perpetual snow.
One of the items of interest in this vicinity was the " red snow,"
caused by an alga which grows in such abundance as to give the
snow a blood- red color. During the stay in the West, Dr. Seaver
and Mr. Shope were invited to accompany Professor Henderson,
Curator of the Museum in the University of Colorado, on a
week's trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota. Several
days were spent in this region, camping at an elevation of 6,500
feet and many interesting fungi collected. One of the interesting
fungi obtained was the " ink- spot " fungus of the aspens, so abun­dant
in the mountain region. Although this fungus has been
known for a number of years, its life history has never been thor­oughly
worked out. For the first time the perfect stage has been
collected and a detailed study will be made in the near future.
From 25 to 75 per cent, of the leaves of the aspens there are often
killed by the fungus, causing the trees to become much disfigured
and in many cases killed outright. Between 500 and 600 collec­tions
of fungi were brought back and these will be studied and
divided in numerous sets and used for exchange duplicates in
order to add to the already extensive collections of The New
York Botanical Garden. A more detailed account of this expe­dition
will be published in Mycologia.
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WARNER, ROBERT. Select orchidaceous plants [ Series 1]. London, 1862- 65.
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WAUGH, FRANK ALBERT. Hardy shrubs. New York, 1928.
WEAVER, JOHN ERNST, & BRUNER, WILLIAM E. Root development of
vegetable crops. New York, 1927.
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Populus. Mons, 1869.
WHETZEL, HERBERT HICE, HESLER, LEXEMUEL RAY, GREGORY, CHARLES TRU­MAN,
& RANKIN, WILLIAM HOWARD. Laboratory outlines in plant
pathology. Ed. 2. Philadelphia, 1925.
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1926.
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THE FIRST SHOW OF THE METROPOLITAN
GLADIOLUS SOCIETY
The first show of the newly organized Metropolitan Gladiolus
Society, held in the Museum Building of The New York Botan­ical
Garden, September 7 and 8, was well attended and attracted
flower enthusiasts from all over the suburban area of New York
City as well as more distant points. Visitors came in numbers
from Westchester and Rockland Counties, Long Island, Staten
Island, Connecticut, and northern New Jersey, while a few came
from up- state and more distant points. One gladiolus enthusiast
from Florida and another from California were industriously
noting down their preferences along with the local " fans."
The exhibits comprised a varied and interesting assortment of
gladiolus varieties, the newest of American creations, and im­ported
titled aristocrats— King George, Sir Karl, and Duchess of
York— mingled most amicably with the celebrities of yesteryear—
Jenny Lind, Fern Kyle, and Charles Dickens. An appropriate
urban touch was given in Wall Street, a golden Primulinus vari­ety,
and Fifth Avenue, another richly colored and larger- flowered
novelty. These were shown by John Scheepers, who won the
American Gladiolus Society silver medal for the most artistic dis­play
of gladiolus. His exhibit included also handsome spikes of
the odd smoky John T. Pirie, Saraband, and white- throated Aus­tralian
Hinemoa, an outstanding vase of the big showy pink Mr.
W. H. Phipps, and about forty other varieties which were grown
for him in New Hampshire and shipped down for the show.
Two of the outstanding features of the show were insular.
Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes, winner of the Stumpp & Walter sil-
Ter cup for the amateur winner of the greatest number of first
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prizes and of the American Gladiolus Society silver medal for the
best three spikes in the show, sent in her blooms from Manhasset,
from drouth- swept Long Island. Her gardener, Donald Leech
certainly did an artistic job of growing, for Golden Measure has
not been so well shown for a decade as Mrs. Barnes had it at
The New York Botanical Garden on Saturday. Her Evelyn Kirt-land
was likewise prime, and the three spikes of Purple Glory,
FIGURE I. A part of the display at the first show of The Metropolitan
Gladiolus Society.
which won an American Gladiolus Society bronze medal for the
best three spikes in the show would be hard to surpass, even in
that superb exhibition variety. The other island winner, Mr. Neil
F MacDonald, of West Brighton, Staten Island, who won the
American Gladiolus Society sweepstakes for the greatest number
of prize points, also brought in superb blooms and a great as­sortment
of varieties, which he entered in the strongest competi­tion,
both in the open and in the amateur classes. As an amateur.
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growing his flowers in a city backyard, it is little short of mar­velous
what a yield of blooms he gets from a small space by judi­cious
culture, watering, and fertilizer; for this is not his only
winning of the year. He also exhibited successfully at Cape May
in July, at the Staten Island Horticultural Society Show, and at
the American Gladiolus Society Show at Springfield, Illinois, in
August. His tall spike of the new Australian yellow Canberra
was but one of a score or more interesting new varieties shown by
this Staten Island fancier.
The best spike in the show was awarded to the variety Mrs.
Leon Douglas, a giant salmon- pink, shown by Mr. Norman Lin-dop,
of Firthcliffe Gardens, Pearl River, New York. The variety
is a constant winner, and the spike of it shown by Mr. Lindop
was an excellent one in every respect. Mr. Lindop also won first
prize for the finest display of the newer varieties, with a remark­able
showing of more than sixty kinds, covering the whole broad
range of coloring in gladiolus, from Purest White, White Pearl,
and Albatross; salmon pink Cara Mia, Pearl of California, Mrs.
P. W. Sisson, and Annie Laurie; lavender Minuet, Berty Snow,
and Jap Lady; Kirchoff's Violet, Veilchenblau, and Aida in the
violet shades; pink Matariki from New Zealand; red La Gaiete
andiw- Karl; red- blotched creamy Odalisque, yellow Norma Tal-madge,
and many others. There were two other fine exhibits of
novelties by John Scheepers and Neil F. MacDonald, and most of
the outstanding novelties both American and foreign, were rep­resented
in one or the other of these three comprehensive exhibits.
The American Gladiolus Society bronze medal for the best dis­play
of fifteen spikes of Primulinus varieties was won by Mr.
Neil F. MacDonald with an interesting assortment of wee little
hooded prims.
The garden club competition for the most artistic basket of flow­ers,
gladiolus predominating, called forth interesting and tasteful
designs by each of the three competitors, and it was difficult to
assign the awards. The Horticultural Society of Staten Island
put up a fine arrangement of the Primulinus White Butterfly on a
green foundation, winning first premium. The Wayside Garden
Club of Scarsdale showed how to use gladiolus effectively in com­binations
of colors, with other flowers, cream, salmon, and pale
pink Primulinus gladiolus being grouped effectively with blue
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heliotrope and Ageratum and red leaves of flowering Prunus.
The result was a warm, bright basket in which the gladiolus
served as the high note. The New Rochelle Garden Club basket
struck a still bolder note, large salmon- pink Mrs. Leon Douglas
and ruffled Pride of Lancaster gladiolus being combined with
dahlias and green and white variegated Snow- on- the- Mountain.
All three baskets demonstrated in varying degrees the modern
tendency to use gladiolus flowers in pleasant combinations with
other flowers and foliage, rather than alone. These and the other
artistic displays, together with Max Schling's demonstration of
gladiolus arrangements in vases, bowls, and bride's and bridesmaid
bouquets, which were exhibited on the second day of the show,
gave the visitors an excellent chance to see how effectively the
gladiolus may be fitted into any scheme of decoration.
Miss D. M. Barnett, of Newburgh, New York, was awarded
the first prize for display covering one hundred square feet and
showed herself a true business woman by emphasizing in her ex­hibit
such sturdy reliable varieties as Marshal Foch, Jenny Lind,
Mary Pkkford, Mrs. Laura S. Schweppe, Dorrit, and Twilight.
In the table decorations, Miss Adele Burcher, of Scarsdale,
won first with a bowl of pale- pink Jenny Lind gladiolus tips in a
vase with light blue Ageratum. Mrs. Franklin M. Jones took sec­ond
with a somewhat taller combination of Alice Tiplady and a
small yellow Prim combined with pink and pale- blue small- flow­ered
hardy asters, blue pansies, and marigolds in a deep blue bowl.
The flower arrangement for a small table was won by Mr. N.
F. MacDonald, as was also the third prize award for luncheon-table
decoration. His use of Queen Anne's Lace to combine with
small prims suggests an interesting use for this lowly roadside
weed. Queen Anne's Lace would be cherished and admired for
its real beauty if its over- abundance of vigor did not make it hard
to suppress in the garden or outside.
In the open competitive classes for gladiolus arranged by color
groups, Mr. Henry C. Wylie, of New York and Amawalk, Mr.
Norman Lindop, of Pearl River, New York, and Mr. Alfred J.
Kroll, in charge of the gardens of the Resor Estate, Greenwich,
Connecticut, were conspicuous winners, all of them showing well-grown
blooms.
In the amateur classes, Mrs. Courtlandt D. Barnes, Mr. Neil F.
MacDonald, Mr. Charles A. Robinson, of East Orange, New Jer-
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sey, and Mr. Harry F. Page, of Cranford, New Jersey, divided
the honors. Mrs. Barnes's flowers all were splendidly grown,
with long, thrifty spikes, carrying a maximum number of blooms.
Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Robinson vied with one another in show­ing
new and uncommon varieties in the one- spike classes. Thus
in the whites, Angela, White Pearl, Wm. Kent, Mrs. F. C. Horn-berger,
and Idamae were in competition. In the yellows, old
Golden Measure won over the newer Canberra and Sydney Plum-mer,
but Mrs. Barnes's gardener, Mr. Donald Leech, put up an
exceptionally fine spike of Golden Measure. In the pinks and
salmon pinks, Giant Nymph and Evelyn Kirtland won as usual,
but Catherine Coleman, Immensity, Kiva, Mrs. Knowlton, Dr.
D. A. Mills, and Highland Laddie added to the collector's interest
in the class. In the lavender, violet, and purples, Indian Summer
and Charles Dickens both won over Minuet. Both lavender- pink
Indian Summer and purple Charles Dickens are good growers and
promising gladiolus. In the reds, the winning varieties, Pythia
and Dr. F. E. Bennett, are well enough known, but glistening Red
Splendor, with its heavy ruffled petals also won a prize- winning
place, though the spike was short, and /. N. Kelway, a crimson
resembling War, also looked promising.
In the smoky class, old Rose Ash, Desdemona, and Bengal
Tiger were the entrants, though elsewhere in the hall were fine
spikes of Saraband, Hinemoa, and other worthy contenders in
this class for dusky oriental tints.
In the classes for other garden flowers garden- club members
were conspicuous winners: Mrs. Jerome Coombs, of Scarsdale
and Bronxville; Mrs. Franklin M. Jones, of New Rochelle, and
Miss Nellie Kuh, of New Rochelle. Mr. Alfred J. Kroll, of the
Resor Estate, Greenwich, Connecticut, won first for hardy peren­nials,
a second for annuals, and received two other special first
prize awards for fine pots of lilies.
In the children's classes, Jean A. and Janet B. MacDonald
proved worthy offspring of their parents, winning two prizes each.
The endurance test brought some varied entries, among which
three spikes of Imperator shown by Charles G. Gillman, of Hicks-ville,
Long Island, finished the second day in the best condition.
The grievous drouth that visited that garden spot these past three
months seemed to reenforce the keeping qualities of the gladiolus
blooms that weathered through.
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A special exhibit of three huge blooms of dahlias of the varieti
Marmion aroused frequent comment.
To add to the general interest of the show, Max Schling, wh<
gave an instructive and entertaining lecture and demonstration oJ
flower arrangements, also sent in a number of unusual flower
heads of a hybrid ginger, Zingiber Darceyi, a tropical kind oi
ginger- root seldom seen in flower in the north.
As a first show of a new society six months old, the Metropoli­tan
Gladiolus Show may be counted a distinct success. The out­door
display beds of gladiolus, containing 800 varieties, the major­ity
of which were in bloom at the show time, added to the interest
aroused by the hundreds of varieties competing for recognition
on the show benches.
Sincere thanks are due to the many people who contributed to
the success of the show. The New York Botanical Garden not
only provided a hall for it, but also cared for the transportation of
vases and tables, loaned the services of Mr. H. W. Becker as show
manager and of Mr. Boynton as judge, and gave a luncheon for
the judges and officers on the opening day of the show. The Hor­ticultural
Society of New York loaned us vases and tables ad­mirably
suited to our needs, and in addition to this Mrs. Elizabeth
Peterson, Recording Secretary of the Horticultural Society, gave
us her services and those of her assistant, Miss Goodbody, during
the entire first day of the show. Mrs. Peterson took charge of the
entries and records, making these on forms furnished by the Hor­ticultural
Society of New York and according to the system
worked out for the International Flower Show. Since only three
of the many entries were made previous to the day of the show,
this work was both arduous and difficult. It was due entirely to
her work that the records were complete and accurate to the last
detail at the opening of the second day of the show. The judges,
Mr. Kenneth R. Boynton, Professor J. H. Clark, Mr. A. C. Mc­Lean,
and Mr. Leo E. Miller also gave their services freely and
deserve our heartfelt thanks. The cup donated by Stumpp &
Walter, and the gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze
medals from the American Gladiolus Society as prizes called
forth lively competition, and the Metropolitan Gladiolus Society
extends its thanks to both of these contributors.
FORMAN T. MCLEAN.
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GLADIOLUS DISPLAY AT T H E HORTICULTURAL
GROUNDS
The gladiolus plantings in the beds at the Horticultural
Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden, following the Dar­win
tulips, were made in time to bloom the first week in Septem­ber.
The recent rains have benefited them, and now ( September
9) they are about at their height, with 220 varieties blossoming in
the variety bed in which 800 sorts are planted singly or in twos or
threes in alphabetical order. A more extensive planting opposite
these, next to the Douglas- Fir War- Memorial Plantation, is ar­ranged
in color groups; red, pink, salmon- pink and orange, yellow
and cream, white, lavender, violet, purple, and smoky shades
being planted in succession from the top to the foot of the hill. A
small bed adjoining the naturalized narcissus in the triangle is
made up entirely of the graceful little hooded Primulinus hybrids.
These make a specially bright showing, and have continued in
good form for the past three weeks, for the Primulinus varieties
are free bloomers and are the most suitable gladiolus for outdoor
bedding effects.
The interest of visitors seems about equally divided between
the bold, showy large- flowered sorts, the small, slender more
graceful types, the ruffled and lacinated varieties, like Golden
Frills, the Glories { Purple Glory, Red Glory, White Glory,
Golden Glory, etc.), White Orchid, salmon pink Honeydew, and
smoky rose Lacinatits.
The heat and drouth of the summer, with the succeeding heat
and humidity of early September, has tried the endurance of all
varieties of gladiolus this season, causing several of them to grow
deformed, with the flowers badly placed or the spikes bent over
and crooked. So it is easy to pick out the sturdy ones, and to
pick the faults in the weaker kinds.
Among the recent novelties, Aflame proves to be a strong,
robust giant- flowered Primulinus hybrid, bright red, flaked with
crimson near the edges of the segments. Berty Snow from Scot­land
is a clear pale lavender, with rather shorter spikes this season
than normal. Perhaps it resents the drouth. Blenn is a pretty
ruffled pink of moderate size. Dr. Neeley is an agreeable pale
flesh- pink, nearly white, with rounded blooms characteristic of
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many others of Kunderd's introduction. Dr. Crist Martz is a
ruffled bright scarlet. Jubilee is a sensationally large vinaceous
lavender, and appears to be a good grower for so large a flower.
Miss Philadelphia is quite appropriately a mild, pink- tinted white,
of good size. Oran, though not specially new, has distinct merit,
being a bright orange Prinudinus grandiflorus, of the same color
as Orange Queen, but much larger and longer. Paul Pfitzer is a
tall, robust large- flowered, slightly ruffled purple, reminding one
of Purple Glory in form and stature, but of a rich purple color.
Pfitzer's Triumph continues to give a good account of itself with
short spikes, and few flowers open at a time. But these are of
large size and last reasonably well as cut flowers, though they wilt
badly in the hot sun. Red Glory is a rich red color- mutant of
Purple Glory, with a good color— and all of the other faults and
virtues of the original variety. Radiant Orange has a brilliant
coloring, but short spikes and only moderately strong growth.
Saraband behaves as well in the field as in the show room, being a
tall, vigorous grower, with well- formed smoky brownish red
blooms; decidedly worth while among the dusky sorts. VeiT
chenblau still gives a reasonable accout of itself, with good blooms
and medium- sized spikes. These mark it as somewhat superior
to most of the so- called blue varieties, which are apt to be weak
growers and prone to disease. Heavenly Blue has proved weak-stemmed
here this year, and the flowers fade out from pale blue to
nearly white, both in the field and indoors, while Mrs. Van Kony-nenberg
continues to show very bad placement of its erect, narrow
blooms on its tall spikes. In the Vaughan consignment, Virginal
proves to be a pure white, with good- sized bell- shaped blooms,
several of them open at once. Edith Mason is a clear light pink,
with cream throat and good- sized blooms. Martha Phillips is a
rich maroon, interesting for its color. Vaughan's White is short
and stubby this season, which is unusual for it.
In the color beds, Heinrich Kanzleiter and Negerfurst are both
dark- maroon reds, as dark or darker than Purple Glory, both of
good size and form. The former is perhaps the clearer color.
Red Fire seems not to be fiery at all— rather a deep crimson re­sembling
War in color and Scarlet Wonder in form. Tommy
Atkins proved to be a tall, robust Primulinus grandiflorus, with
graceful carriage and wide- open rounded red blooms of moderate
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substance and size. In the salmon pinks Giant Nymph continues
to be a good grower and bloomer. Both in wet seasons and dry
its tall graceful spikes and large, open flowers are always conspic­uous
in the garden as they are in the showroom. Herodian and
Lavinia from Australia both prove rather disappointing, with
large erect rather tubular flowers of flaky pink colors. In con­trast
to these Llewellyn makes a sturdy spike of wide- open bright
pink blooms, ruffled and apparently of good substance as well.
Gladdy Boy from Bill proves to be rather a flame- orange Primu­linus
grandiflorus than a large- flowered pink. It has wide- open
ruffled and pointed- petalled flowers, carried on tall, slender, grace­ful
stems. Peach Rose continues to attract notice because of its
bright rose- pink blooms. Pink Edge also attracts because of its
color— a somewhat flaky white, with a strong picotee edging of
rose- pink. Pride of Portland really belongs in the red class rather
than orange. Its striking orange- scarlet coloring and clear white
throat atone for its rather short stem this season. In contrast to
it, Sweet Rose is an exceptionally robust deep rosy salmon- pink,
with good- sized flowers, well placed.
Cara Mia has such a bright clear pink color that it will be popu­lar,
whether it ever attains show size or not. So will Gay Hussar,
a bright orange- salmon. Seilorita from Salbach has large size, an
agreeable irregular form, with flaring quilled petals, and a bright
orange- yellow color. It is an interesting novelty as well as a good
show variety. Copper Bronze is a prettily colored Prim that
properly belongs in the smoky class, being coppery- orange,
splashed bronze- purple. Though short, slender, and retiring, its
color aroused much comment.
In the yellows there are a few new ones of merit. Grand Guar­dian
from Austin is an upstanding ruffled rich golden blossom,
with a faint brownish- lake blotch. Ruffled Gold is a paler color
and smaller, the flowers having frilled edges. It is a tall grower
and a worth- while variety. Betty Darnell is a lemon- yellow with
many medium- sized, rather tubular flowers open at once. It
makes a well- stocked spike.
White varieties aroused considerable comment, and there were
some disappointments, for instance, Memory of Wm. Pfitzer,
which has appeared so well in the shows, proved to have the blos­soms
frequently placed opposite one another on the spike, this one
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fault outweighing its merits of size, purity of color, and florifer-ousness.
Mary o'Mine seems a good large white, not quite so
wide open but without the colored blotch of Joerg's White. Mrs.
F. C. Hornberger is taller than either, and prettily ruffled, but not
so large- flowered. Milady Imogene is a dainty little bloom in a
class by itself— a ruffled, clear white, with many blooms open on a
slender graceful spike— an attractive if not a showy flower, and
admirable for decorative use. Mulhouse, a prettily ruffled flesh-white,
is of pleasing color and form but irregular placement this
year, its erect blooms appearing on all sides of the stalk. In the
light pinkish lavenders, Dr. Moody and Jane Addams contest for
place with Minuet. Dr. Moody is a tall grower, with many open
blooms, and Jane Addams is darker, more pink in color than Min­uet,
but the latter is still hardly surpassed in its color class.
Mary Frey is a big handsome lavender, colored like Mrs. F. C.
Peters, but it developed a weak neck this year. In the violet class
Aida looks promising. Sovereign is a richer, more intense violet-purple,
but is scarcely larger than old Baron Joseph Hulot. Betly
Bales is an interesting little gray violet, with wide- open star- like
erect blooms— an interesting novelty.
In the smoky class, Saraband and smoke- gray Marmora reign
supreme, though Chameleon, Copper Bronze, and London Smoke
all have interesting colorings.
If one wants a deep brownish- maroon, Gettysburg has that
color, and Montenegro is another, almost black.
Among the Prims, the color range is as wide now as in the
large- flowered types. Gregor Mendel, Taurus, and E. B. Wil­liamson
are different shades of purple, from dark to light. In
bright red, Scarlet Beauty and Scarlet Bedder are both brilliant.
In orange, Orange Queen is still first- class, while in orange- yel­low,
tall slender Ethelyn and shorter, more compact Buddy Wor-den
are both interesting. Golden Amber is similar to Ethelyn. but
paler- colored.
These are but a few of the notes made on the collection, which
made a good display of gladiolus varieties for comparison
throughout the month of September.
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DECORATIVE MIXED CONIFEROUS- EVERGREEN
COLLECTIONS IN THE NEW YORK
BOTANICAL GARDEN
( Continued from page 228)
9. ROSE GARDEN
Grouped about the stone stairway that leads into the Rose
Garden from the road is a very fine group of decorative ever­greens
that exemplifies well the ornamental value of conifers.
They are here used as a frame for an architectural feature and, as
it were, they tie the stairway to the surrounding ground, making
it blend into its location, rather than allowing it to stand out too
strikingly.
On the higher ground in the oval plot between the top of the
stairway and the road are nine conifers. The three larger flat-topped
ones are Dwarf Japanese- Yews ( p. 1433). The other
four smaller ones between these three and the road are Spread­ing
English- Yews ( p. 142). It should be noted how the dense
foliage of this latter variety droops while that of the other points
upward.
Now we shall consider the plants along the sides of the stair­way,
beginning with those on the south or right- hand side as we
face the Rose Garden. At the top of the stairs the first three
bushes* in a group are Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p.
96). These three shrubs exhibit a reversion ( p. 96) in parts of
their foliage to that of the next three plants close to the stone
railing going down the slope. These latter are Golden Plumed-
Retinosporas. Both of these forms are conspicuously yellow in
summer. Below the last of these, but not close to the stairway,
is a plant of similar foliage except that it is green and not yellow.
It is the plain Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93).
3 Page references are to " Guide to the Pinetum " ( Bull. N. Y. Bot.
Gard. no. 51), where descriptions may be found.
4 These arc. mentioned as a starting point because of convenience.
There are, however, four other evergreens about six feet south of them
alon^ the upper path. The low green one nearest the path, consisting
of three or four spreading branches, is Pfitzer's Chinese- Juniper ( p.
no). Next to it, in from the path, is a Golden Phimed- Retinospora
( p. 94). Directly behind it is a plain Plumed- Retinospora and to the
right of this latter is another Golden Plumed- Retinospora.
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Bordering the lower flight of stairs, the three lower, compact,
and equidistant evergreens are Globe Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
Now from the foot of the steps as we shall go behind the rose
bed: The first shrub on our right is another Globe Arbor- Vitae.
After that come four bushy plants which, we should observe, have
two kinds of foliage, flat scale- like at the tips of the twigs and
feathery needle- like nearer the base of the branchlets. In other
words, some of the juvenile ( p. 95) foliage has been retained.
These are Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae. 5 The taller evergreens be­hind
are Plumed and Golden Plumed- Retinosporas, varying only
in the color of their foliage.
Beyond these and directly behind the rose bed, the large bluish-colored
evergreen is Veitch's Sawara- Cypress, commonly known
in the trade as Moss Retinospora ( p. 92). Behind it is another
similar plant and next to it on the south side is a colored form,
the Sulphur- colored Moss- Retinospora ( p. 94). It is only in the
early summer that the contrast in foliage on these forms is ap­parent.
The last three plants, one behind the other, with yellow stringy
foliage, are Golden Thread- Retinosporas ( p. 94).
Now we shall consider those on the north side of the stairway,
beginning, this time, at the foot. The three low bushy plants that
border the lower flight just as on the first side are Globe Arbor-
Vitae, a fourth one of which is set a bit back. All the tall trees
in the background are Plumed or Golden Plumed- Retinosporas,
quite readily distinguishable by the color of their foliage. The
four lower bushy shrubs below them and somewhat farther in
than the Globe Arbor- Vitae are Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae, the
same as those we met on the other side.
Let us go beyond these last ones and behind the rose bed. Sur­rounded
by all the Plumed Retinosporas, we see two bluish
Moss- Retinosporas, one above the other. On the far side of the
lower of these is a Sulphur- colored Moss- Retinospora ( p. 94).
The five yellow stringy- foliaged shrubs that extend around the
north end of this group farthest from the stairway are Golden
Thread- Retinosporas ( p. 94). We must ascend the embank­ment
near them to the upper path and proceed toward the stair­way
now. The first three low bushy yellow plants along the path
6 See Conservatory Bed No. 5.
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are Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). A fourth one
of this kind stands behind the next two low spreading green forms
at the corner. These last two are Pfitzer's Chinese- Junipers.
All the trees in the background are Plumed and Golden Plumed-
Retinosporas.
10. CONSERVATORY FLOWER- BEDS
Beds A and B
The only coniferous evergreens in Bed A are two Hicks' Yews
{ p. 145). In Bed B are a few Spiny Greek- Junipers, Juniperus
excelsa var. stricta ( p. 114).
Bed No. 2
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 2, the first broad spread­ing
coniferous evergreen with yellowish foliage is a Silvery or
Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143). Almost concealed under it
on its northern side, i. e., toward us, is a very much smaller Golden
Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129).
Next to the left is a very large and prominent Sulphur- colored
Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96).
Next to the left are two taller more tree- like specimens with a
bluish cast on the new foliage. They are Douglas Fir ( p. 88).
Between them and inside the planting we can see an Umbrella
Pine ( p. 153).
Next in front and to the left of the Douglas Fir is a Golden
Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94). This completes the northern side
of the bed.
On the eastern side are only two Douglas Firs, the right- hand
one almost concealed behind a large bush of Japanese Holly.
On the southern side there is a Variegated English- Yew and in
back of it to the left are two Douglas Firs. Between these last
two and inside the area is a slightly smaller Nordmann's Fir
( P- 74).
On the western side there are no new trees not seen from the
other sides. The tallest specimens inside are Douglas Firs; the
Nordmann's Fir is again visible in the right center and the first
Variegated English- Yew stands at the left- hand corner.
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Bed No. 3
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 3 the two fuzzy bluish
evergreens are Moss Retinosporas ( p. 92).
Eight feet to the left of these are three rose- bushes and behind
these latter are two partially concealed coniferous evergreens.
The one farthest in is a Tiger- tail Spruce ( p. 58), whose vigorous
condition illustrates the tolerance of this species for shade. The
other yellowish- tipped evergreen farther front is some variety of
Arbor- Vitae.
Proceeding to the left we should see first a Norway Spruce,
( p. 66), in the center of the bed whose very top just projects
above the shrubbery otherwise concealing the tree. Next to the
left is a taller and slightly more exposed Douglas Fir ( p. 88) also
in the center of the bed.
Next, left and more in the foreground, surrounded by shrub­bery,
is a Japanese Yew ( p. 144).
Next, towering above the shrubbery, are three Veitch Firs ( p.
Jl), the whitish under surface of whose leaves betrays them. In
the immediate foreground in front of the shrubbery are two small
Pfitzer's Chinese- Junipers ( p. n o ) . We shall see a great many
more of this splendid low evergreen in all the beds.
The next tall evergreen to the left of the deciduous shrubbery
and in front of the taller and left- hand one of the three Veitch
Firs is a Sawara Cypress ( p. 95). Then comes a bluish Douglas
Fir with its pendulous branches and beside it to the left and al­most
concealed by it another specimen of the same species. Di­rectly
behind these two and more on the other side of the area is
a still taller Blue Colorado- Spruce ( p. 59). Between them and
in the center is an almost concealed Veitch's Fir, the same as the
next two tall trees close by and in the center.
The next prominent tree to the left with bluish drooping foli­age
is a Douglas Fir. Between it and the taller Veitch Fir to
the right is a small Nordmann's Fir ( p. 74).
The next prominent evergreen to the left is a Japanese Yew
( p. 144). To the left of it the taller more open tree is a Norway
Spruce ( p. 66) and behind and between them is a Veitch Fir.
To the left of the Norway Spruce and more within the area is
an Umbrella Pine ( p. 153) with two slender Blue Nootka- Cy-presses
( p. 106) in front of it and a bit left.
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In front of the last few trees we notice several smaller bushy
forms with light- green foliage distributed amid the shrubbery
They are all forms of Arbor- Vitae.
The remaining four coniferous trees farther left in the center
of the area are two Norway Spruces and two taller Cryptomerias
( P- T55)- The former have the distinct spreading limbs.
The last evergreen on this side at the corner is a Golden En­glish-
Yew ( p. 142). There may appear to be little difference at
first between this and the Variegated English- Yew, which we
have already met in the beds. They are, however, quite distinct,
as a little close comparison will quickly reveal.
On the east side we see this last- named Yew, the taller Cryp­tomeria
in the middle, and to the left a Sulphur- colored Plumed-
Retinospora ( p. 96).
Going around on the southern side, there is first a Golden
Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94), and close behind it is a Golden
Weeping Thread- Retinospora ( p. 99). The position of these
two shrubs so close together gives good accent to their difference
in habit, which otherwise might not be so apparent.
To the left of these and behind the shrubbery is a Veitch's Fir
with Cryptomerias on each side. To the left of the left- hand
Cryptomeria is a smaller Golden Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
Then comes an Umbrella Pine ( p. 153). Next and nearer the
other side is a Norway Spruce, in the middle a Veitch Fir, and
in front of this last one a Golden Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 94).
To the left of this last and in the opening in the shrubbery is a
small Pfitzer's Juniper and a small Japanese Yew, the latter to the
right. Inside the area at this point is a small Red Pine ( p. 40)
and behind it in the very interior is a still smaller Variegated
Pyramidal Chinese- Juniper ( p. 118).
Next comes a prominent Douglas Fir, inside behind the
shrubbery, and then two taller Veitch Firs to the left followed
by a Blue Colorado- Spruce. To the right of these last Veitch
Firs and almost concealed by a large deciduous shrub is a Sawara
Cypress.
In the foreground are several smaller evergreens. The one
to the right and plainly a pine is a Red Pine. To the left of it is
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a smaller Pfitzer's Juniper followed by another Red Pine, a
Golden Plumed- Retinospora, and a taller droopy Juniperus chi­nensis
var. argentea variegata, with its scattered whitish foliage
in spring.
To the left of the next deciduous shrub are two bushy plants
of some undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae, followed by a
taller Sawara Cypress. Inside we see three Veitch Firs.
Next in front is a Plumed Retinospora and beside it on the
left a Variegated English- Yew. Behind this latter is a taller
Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124) readily recognized by its foliage
in perpendicular planes, and behind it a still taller Douglas Fir.
To the left of the Chinese Arbor- Vitae and inside is- a slender
Japanese White- Pine ( p. 15), with a taller and spreading Norway
Spruce ( p. 66) behind it and a bit left. In front of it is a smaller
Chinese Arbor- Vitae.
The next low coniferous evergreen in the foreground is another
undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae, with a second and slightly
taller specimen of the same variety in back of it, a bit left. Al­most
concealed in the shrubbery is a last Variegated English-
Yew.
On the west side are only three very low Pfitzer's Junipers
and the Moss Retinospora we began with at the corner.
Bed No. 4
Bed No. 4 is the smallest of all, lying directly opposite the en­trance
into the greenhouse. In the northwest corner is a Pfitzer's
Juniper, lower than all the other plants about it. Next, left, are
two larger spreading Variegated English- Yews ( p. 143)-
On the east side are, first, three Sulphur- colored Plumed-
Retinosporas ( p. 96) in a row followed by a Spiral Arbor- Vitae
( p. 129). Behind and between the last two of these four plants
and almost concealed is a slender common Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125),
another specimen of which is concealed to the right behind the
large bushy sulphur forms. To the left of the Spiral Arbor-
Vitae is a lower undetermined form of Arbor- Vitae and behind
this another slender common Arbor- Vitae. Left of these the
tall tree is a Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93), as are the five similar
tall trees in a row inside the area.
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On the south side is a Pfitzer's Juniper in the center with a
Weeping Hemlock ( p. 82) at each side.
On" the west side the three taller trees are Plumed Retinosporas
with a Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora between the second
and third. The remaining dense broad evergreen to the left is
an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63).
Bed No. 3
In the northwest corner of Bed No. 5 is a prominent fuzzy blu­ish
Moss Retinospora ( p. 92). Close behind it is a Red Pine ( p.
40). Farther behind it and in the center of the bed surrounded by
deciduous shrubbery are two Douglas Firs ( p. 88). Behind the
left hand of these two and more on the other side of the bed is
a bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96).
Next, left, close to the last and also in the center is a taller
Umbrella Pine ( p. 153).
The next taller tree is a Veitch Fir ( p. 72,), followed by a
taller Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93). In front of the last two trees
stands a smaller Douglas Fir.
The next big evergreen with wide- flung branches is a Limber
Pine.( p. 46). ' To the left of it is a Veitch Fir and in the fore­ground
a very large Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ).
Next to the left are three Red Pines ( p. 40) partially sur­rounded
by two or three wide- spreading yellowish Variegated En­glish-
Yews ( p. 143). The tall evergreen in the center behind
these is a Japanese Cedar ( p. 155).
The next tall evergreen to the left with two parallel main stems
Is an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63). To the left of it are three Chinese
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124), two of which are more on the other side.
Their perpendicular foliage betrays them.
Next, more in the foreground, are two Spiral Arbor- Vitae,
( p. 129) followed by a larger Douglas Fir ( p. 88) close by.
Close to this last one on the left is a similar tree.
The next two or three slender trees in the middle are common
Arbor- Vitae. Behind the right- hand one is a Douglas Fir.
The next large prominent evergreen in the middle is a Giant
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 128). To the left of it and nearer us are three
Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124), whose perpendicularly arranged
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foliage contrasts noticeably with that of the smaller American
Arbor- Vitae which they partially surround. The wide- spread­ing
flat- topped evergreen in front of these is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew ( p. 143).
A bit to the right, just in front of the bushes, is an evergreen
whose lower portion shows the dense compact foliage of the
Dwarf Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 92) and whose upper portion has
FIGURE 6. Conservatory- Bed No. 5, where Chinese Arbor- Vitae and oth
evergreens form a permanent background for deciduous shrubs and herb
ceous plants.
different foliage, resembling that of the Slender Hinoki- Cypress
( p. 93). This undoubtedly represents a case of grafting wherein
the stock plant became more vigorous than the persisting scion.
To the left of the spreading Dwarf Japanese- Yew is a Red
Pine ( p. 40) and behind and between these is a Norway Spruce
( p. 66).
Left of the pine and in front of the shrubbery is an unde­termined
variety of American Arbor- Vitae. The remaining taller
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evergreens in the center include a common Arbor- Vitae, the
smaller tree, and a Blue Nootka- Cypress ( p. 106). The taller
trees on the other side are Chinese Arbor- Vitae.
On the eastern side are two or three small White Spruces ( p.
65) besides the taller trees in the background.
Proceeding around the southern side we see first a Douglas Fir,
then a Spiral Arbor- Vitae to the left of it, and behind the latter
a taller Chinese Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
To the left are two Red Pines. Then next we see two round-headed
bushy evergreens with a larger Norway Spruce behind the
left- hand one and projecting between both. They are Varie­gated
Pyramidal Chinese- Junipers ( p. 118). In front of the Red
Pines and behind the clump of Iris is a small Veitch Fir.
The next handsome evergreen in the center with yellowish-green
foliage is the Giant Arbor- Vitae already noted from the
other side. The bushy evergreens before it are Ellwanger's
Arbor- Vitae, Thuja occidentalis var. Ellwangcriana. The foliage
of this variety consists of scaly leaves on the tips of the twigs
and needle- like leaves at their bases.
The next evergreen in the center to the left of the Giant Arbor-
Vitae is a Red Cedar ( p. 112).
The next two large evergreens in the center to the left of in­tervening
shrubbery are Chinese Arbor- Vitae. In the foreground
there is a small Japanese Torreya ( p. 149) with its stiff yew- like
foliage.
In the center to the left of the big Chinese Arbor- Vitae is an
almost equally tall Oriental Spruce ( p. 63). The next tall ever­green
in the center to the left of a large bush is a Japanese Cedar
( p. 154). To the left of this last and also in the center are two
small Douglas Firs ( p. 88). At the time of writing they are almost
concealed by a Pfitzer's Juniper in front of them. The small
bluish fuzzy evergreen to the right of this Pfitzer's Juniper is
Chamaecyparis pisifera var. squarrosa ( p. 102).
The next tall conifer that towers above the evergreen Japanese
Holly in front of it is a Veitch Fir. Directly behind it is a Japa­nese
Torreya ( p. 149) and behind this is the wide- spreading Lim­ber
Pine already noted on the other side.
In front of the Japanese Holly are two or three small odd
evergreens that winterkill badly every year and, excepting the
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new foliage, are always brownish in the summer. They are
Spaeth's Arbor- Vitae ( p. 128).
The next large feathery- foliaged evergreen in the center is a
Plumed Retinospora ( p. 93).
To the left of it is a tall Veitch Fir, then an Umbrella Pine
and finally a dense bushy Sulphur- colored Retinospora. Project­ing
behind this last is a Douglas Fir. The lower open evergreens
in the middle foreground in front of these last few trees are
Golden Arbor- Vitae.
On the west side no new evergreens are to be seen. The Moss
Retinospora, with which we began this bed, stands at the left
corner with a small Red Pine close to it.
Bed No. 6
At the northwest corner of Bed No. 6 are two Golden English-
Yews ( p. 142). At the northeast corner there is a Weeping
Hemlock ( p. 82).
On the eastern side we see a large Japanese Cedar ( p. 155)
behind a big evergreen Japanese Holly. Close to the left of the
Holly is a smaller Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae6 and farther left is a
small common Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
On the south side we see the big Japanese Cedar to the right,
a yellowish bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 96)
in the center with another Japanese Cedar to the left of it. Be­hind
this last is a larger Douglas Fir.
On the west side we see this same Douglas Fir with an equally
tall Thread Retinospora ( p. 100), to the left of it. In front of
the Douglas Fir is a narrow Blue Nootka- Cypress ( p. 106) and to
the left of it is a smaller Douglas Fir.
Bed No. 7
In Bed No. 7, which represents the winning design of the 1926
Small Garden Competition, only a few coniferous evergreens are
to be seen. Along the eastern side there is one small American
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
G See Conservatory Bed No. 5.
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On the south side there are four evergreens along the railing.
The two middle ones are Red Cedars ( p. 112). The two outside
ones are Japanese White- Pines ( p. 26).
Bed No. 8
Bed No. 8 is the long one along the western side of the Con­servatory.
Beginning at the southern end, the wide- spreading
dark- colored evergreen in the background is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew ( p. 143). To the left of it are two Golden Thread- Retino­sporas
( p. 94) followed by a large evergreen Japanese Holly.
In the next twenty feet are several Variegated English- Yews
( p. 143), with bright yellowish foliage in summer. Other shrub­bery
is mixed in with them.
Next to the left is a large Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ) . Then
come two Norway Spruces ( p. 66), followed by an awkward
Variegated English- Yew. The next nearby tall tree behind the
barberry is an Oriental Spruce ( p. 63).
To the left of the barberries is a dark- colored Tiger- tail Spruce
( p- 58).
Then comes a spreading Pfitzer's Juniper, followed by two
Spiral Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) with a Red Pine ( p. 40) between
them.
The next handsome dark- colored tree is a Dwarf Hinoki-
Cypress ( p. 92). To the left of it are two yellowish bushy Sul­phur-
colored Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). The tops of these
two bushes differ from the lower parts because of reversion to a
simpler form.
Next left is a Blue Colorado- Spruce ( p. 59). Then comes an
Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125) followed by a White Spruce ( p. 65). In
front of this last is a smaller Globe Arbor- Vitae ( p. 124).
To the left of the White Spruce is a Tiger- tail Spruce ( p. 58).
Behind the Japanese Hollies which we see next are two Blue
Colorado- Spruces ( p. 59). The left- hand one seems somewhat
deformed. Evidences on the lower portions of their trunk seem
to indicate that both trees are grafted and probably represent the
variety pendula; they have, however, tended to grow upright,
particularly the right- hand one.
At the very corner of this bed near the railing the low broad-spreading
evergreen mass consists of several plants of the Varie-
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gated Chinese- Juniper, Juniperus chinensis var. variegata. Dur­ing
summer it is spotted light yellow here and there. Behind it the
tall, dark, and also broad- spreading plant is a Dwarf Japanese-
Yew.
Proceeding eastward now around the north end of the bed, we
pass first this last yew, the low juniper and the taller Blue Colo­rado-
Spruces. Close to these last are two yellowish Sulphur-colored
Plumed- Retinosporas with a Golden Chinese Arbor- Vitae
( p. 125) behind them and two Thread Retinosporas ( p. 100) to
the left. The next and last tall evergreen behind the barberry is
a Hinoki Cypress ( p. 98).
At the eastern end of the bed we see the graceful green droop­ing
foliage of a Weeping Hemlock ( p. 81). Behind and to the
right of it the three larger yellow bushes are Sulphur- colored
Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96). The other three yellowish ever­greens
to the right of them are Golden Thread- Retinosporas
( p. 94).
Bed No. g
Proceeding eastward from the western end of Bed No. 8 the
first dark- colored spreading evergreen is a Dwarf Japanese- Yew
( p. 143). To the left are two Yellow Variegated English- Yews
( P- 143).
The next large clump of fuzzy bluish trees consists of Moss
Retinosporas ( p. 92).
To the left of these are two or three large Pfitzer's Junipers
( p. n o ) . Then come three Red Pines ( p. 40) and three plants
of some variety of American Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
The next prominent group of six bushy evergreens, yellowish
cream- colored in summer, consists of Sulphur- colored Moss-
Retinosporas ( p. 94).
At the eastern end are three more bushy yellowish Sulphur-colored
Plumed- Retinosporas ( p. 96) and behind them a group of
greener Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae. 7
Bed No. 10
At the western end of Bed No. 10 there is a Weeping Hemlock
( p. 81). Behind it and extending to the left are three upright
• Sec Bed No. 5.
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trees. The right- hand one is a Norway Spruce ( p. 66) and the
other two are White Spruces ( p. 65). On the left side of the
left- hand one of these is a Red Pine ( p. 40), in front of which are
two Japanese Yews ( p. 144). And on each side of one of these
yews is a Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94).
The next tall evergreen in the rear is a Plumed Retinospora ( p.
93) and to the left of it are several more Golden Thread- Retino­sporas.
Two small Golden Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) stand
close by with their yellow- edged flat fronds of foliage. Three
greener forms are right here too. The two far ones are probably
Golden Arbor- Vitae, Thuja occidentalis var. aurea, and the for­ward
more bushy one is an undetermined variety of Arbor- Vitae.
Finally, the fuzzy bluish evergreen at this point is a Moss Retino­spora
( p. 92).
Next in the background are several Red Pines ( p. 40) and two
forms of Arbor- Vitae, the latter close together. The right- hand
half is composed of Golden Arbor- Vitae and the others are some
other form of Arbor- Vitae. There is one small White Fir ( p.
76) close by.
The low dense stiffly tufted evergreens next are Mugho Pines
( p. 44) partially surrounding a small Golden Thread- Retinospora
( p. 94). The grayish- green plant in the background with one or
two extended branches is a Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. n o ) .
The next extended mass of yellowish foliage in the background
is that of Variegated English- Yews ( p. 143). One green Japa­nese
Yew ( p. 144) stands very close in front of them, with three
Red Pines ( p. 40). Just to the left of this Japanese Yew there
is a partially concealed Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae and to the left
of it are three closely set bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retino­sporas
( p. 96).
The next upright delicate- foliaged evergreen is a Canada Hem­lock
( p. 83). The remaining coniferous evergreens include a
few Red Pines and three large bushy separated Sulphur- colored
Moss- Retinosporas in the background.
Bed No. 11
At the western end of Bed No. 11 there is a Weeping Hemlock
( p. 81). To the left of it are two Red Pines ( p. 40). Behind
these are two yellowish bushy evergreens. The right- hand one is
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a Golden Plumed- Retinospora ( p. 94) and the left- hand one is a
Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinospora. -: ''-''•'
Then come two evergreen Japanese Hollies and next to the left
is a large Thread Retinospora ( p. 100). The next five1 bushy
yellowish evergreens are Sulphur- colored Retinosporas, followed
by one Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94). Then a wide- spread­ing
Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143). The tall upward- pro­jecting
tree in the background is an Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125).
To the left of the large Variegated English- Yew there is an
almost concealed green Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae, followed by four
large Golden Thread- Retinosporas. Two or three Red Pines
and another Ellwanger's Arbor- Vitae stand next in front. Then
come three- large bushy Sulphur- colored Plumed- Retinosporas.
At the corner by the paths there is a wide- spreading green Jap­anese
Yew ( p. 144) and to the right of it a smaller Golden En­glish-
Yew ( p. 142).
Now we shall turn the corner, passing the Japanese Yew and
Japanese Holly, and see next a tall Arbor- Vitae with the Sulphur-colored
Retinosporas behind it. Next to the left the fuzzy bluish
tree is a Moss Retinospora ( p. 92) followed by a Japanese Yew.
Then comes a smaller Golden Plumed- Retinospora, and equally
small Golden Thread- Retinospora, and behind the last one a taller
White- tipped Red- Cedar ( p. 116).
Next is a clump of Variegated English- Yew ( p. 143)- Then
come several smaller evergreens with taller ones behind them.
In the forward row are five Plumed Retinosporas and two Golden
Plumed- Retinosporas. Behind them are, first, another Plumed
Retinospora, then a Swiss Stone- Pine ( p. 13) and lastly a bushy
Slender Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 93).
Next to the left is an English Yew ( p. 146), followed by three
more Plumed Retinosporas with three fuzzy blue Moss Retino­sporas
in front of them. The next yellowish evergreen is a
Golden Peabody Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129) followed by a broader
Golden Thread- Retinospora. Then come two small Plumed
Retinosporas and a small Golden Thread- Retinospora followed by
a larger spreading Variegated English- Yew.
Next we find a small Golden Plumed- Retinospora and a small
Plumed Retinospora with a small Pfitzer's Juniper ( p. no)
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behind them. These are followed by a larger spreading Varie­gated
English- Yew and then a taller Plumed Retinospora with
five more smaller trees of the same kind beyond. Behind the last
of these is an Arbor- Vitae with a Red Cedar ( p. 112) on each
side. Then come two denser Spiral Arbor- Vitae ( p. 129).
After these we find a Compact Slender Hinoki- Cypress ( p. 93)
followed by a narrow Pyramidal Arbor- Vitae ( p. 125) and three
Plumed Retinosporas. To the left of the next Japanese Holly
is a, yellowish Golden Thread- Retinospora ( p. 94), followed by a
small Plumed Retinospora, a Japanese Yew, and a taller Chinese
Arbor- Vitae in the background. Then come two Plumed Retino­sporas
and lastly a large clump of Variegated English- Yew ( p.
143)-
EDMUND H. FULLING.
NOTES, NEWS, AND COMMENT
The following visiting botanists have registered in the library
during the summer: Dr. Ivan M. Johnston, Gray Herbarium;
Mrs. Lincoln W. Riddle, Farlow Herbarium, Cambridge, Mass.;
Profs. L. H. Bailey, H. H. Whetzel, Ralph W. Curtis, and Jesse
F. De France, Ithaca, N. Y.; Miss Caroline K. Allen, Pawling,
N. Y.; Miss Marjorie F. Warner, and Messrs. W. W. Eggleston
and William W. Diehl, Washington, D. C.; Prof. E. N. Transeau,
Columbus, Ohio, and Prof. William A. Beck, Dayton, Ohio; Prof.
Shigeo Yamanouchi and Dr. Earl E. Sherff, Chicago, 111.; Mr.
Edwin E. Honey, Albion, Mich.; Brother A. Benedict, F. S. C.,
Santa Fe, New Mexico; Prof. E. D. Merrill, Berkeley, Calif.;
Mrs. Susan G. Stokes, San Diego, Calif., and Mr. S. C. Edwards,
Colton, Calif.; Dr. Lulu O. Gaiser, Toronto, Ont.; Mr. W. B.
Freeman, Trinidad, B. W. I.; Dr. B. Nemec, Prague, Czecho­slovakia;
Prof. P. Jaccard, Zurich, Switzerland, and Prof. Tomo-suke
Nakashima, Chosen, Japan.
Dr. Fred J. Seaver, Curator, has recently returned from an ex­tended
mycological foray through the mountains of Colorado,
Wyoming, and South Dakota, in cooperation with Mr. Paul F.
Shope, of the University of Colorado. The object of the expedi­tion
was to collect and study the fungi of those regions concern-
2& 2
ing which very little is known. In connection with this expedi­tion,
he also attended the summer meeting of the Botanical
Society of America held in the University of Wyoming summer
camp located in the Medicine Bow Range Mountains. The camp
was located at an elevation of 9,500 feet. An expedition was
made to the top of the range in the regions of perpetual snow.
One of the items of interest in this vicinity was the " red snow,"
caused by an alga which grows in such abundance as to give the
snow a blood- red color. During the stay in the West, Dr. Seaver
and Mr. Shope were invited to accompany Professor Henderson,
Curator of the Museum in the University of Colorado, on a
week's trip through the Black Hills of South Dakota. Several
days were spent in this region, camping at an elevation of 6,500
feet and many interesting fungi collected. One of the interesting
fungi obtained was the " ink- spot " fungus of the aspens, so abun­dant
in the mountain region. Although this fungus has been
known for a number of years, its life history has never been thor­oughly
worked out. For the first time the perfect stage has been
collected and a detailed study will be made in the near future.
From 25 to 75 per cent, of the leaves of the aspens there are often
killed by the fungus, causing the trees to become much disfigured
and in many cases killed outright. Between 500 and 600 collec­tions
of fungi were brought back and these will be studied and
divided in numerous sets and used for exchange duplicates in
order to add to the already extensive collections of The New
York Botanical Garden. A more detailed account of this expe­dition
will be published in Mycologia.
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TUKEY, HAROLD BRADFORD. The pear and its culture. New York, 1928.
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vegetable crops. New York, 1927.
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Flower shows throughout the year— in the spring, summer, and autumn
displays of narcissi, daffodils, tulips, irises, peonies, roses, lilies, water-lilies,
gladioli, dahlias, and chrysanthemums; in the winter displays of
greenhouse- blooming plants.
A museum, containing exhibits of fossil plants, existing plant families,
local plants occurring within one hundred miles of the City of New York,
and the economic uses of plants.
An herbarium, comprising more than one million specimens of Amer­ican
and foreign species.
Exploration in different parts of the United States, the West Indies,
Central and South America, for the study and collection of the character­istic
flora.
Scientific research in laboratories and in the field into the diversified
problems of plant life.
A library of botanical literature, comprising more than 38,000 books
and numerous pamphlets.
Public lectures on a great variety of botanical topics, continuing
throughout the year.
Publications on botanical subjects, partly of technical, scientific and
partly of popular, interest.
The education of school children and the public through the above
features and the giving of free information on botanical, horticultural,
and forestal subjects.
The Garden is dependent upon an annual appropriation by the
City of New York, private benefactions and membership fees. It
possesses now nearly two thousand members, and applications for
membership are always welcome. The classes of membership are:
Benefactor single contribution $ 25,000
Patron single contribution 5,000
Fellow for Life single contribution 1,000
Member for Life single contribution 250
Fellowship Member annual fee 100
Sustaining Member annual fee 25
Annual Member annual fee 10
Contributions to the Garden may be deducted from taxable incomes.
The following is an approved form of bequest:
I hereby bequeath to The New Yorlc Botanical Garden incorporated under
the Laws of New Yorlc, Chapter 285 of 1891, the sum of
All requests for further information should be sent to
T H E NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
BRONX PARK, NEW YORK CITY